FNUS74 KLCH 221236
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCR UNITS 1 2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
736 AM CDT MON MAR 22 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AREA
TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION WITH WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. WITH A SLIGHT OFFSHORE WIND
COMPONENT...NO SEABREEZE IS EXPECTED TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
START OUT COOL THIS MORNING BUT WILL BE MODERATING BACK TO MORE
SEASONAL VALUES AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT DEVELOPS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 10 M/S.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
DISPERSION..........VERY GOOD.
BURN OFF TEMP.......50.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........0      3      5      9      12     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     56     60     62     61     59
RH..............60     51     46     45     47     53
EYELEVEL WIND...NW 10  W 8    W 7    W 6    W 6    SW 6
EYELEVEL WIND G.15     15     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      4      5      5
MX HEIGHT (KFT).1.5    2.5    3.3    4.0    4.2    3.9
MX WINDS (M/S)..8      7      6      6      5      5

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 6 M/S.
HAINES INDEX........5.
DISPERSION..........POOR.


.TUESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 7 M/S.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
DISPERSION..........VERY GOOD.


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FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG CRENSHAW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100322.MCRUN.01/LCH